Psychosocial determinants of rural cultural participation: a quantitative analysis with sociodemographic segmentation in Santa Lucía (Ecuador)

China's rural economic reforms radically altered land tenure in rural China. With the granting of land use rights and residual income rights to farming households between 1979 and 1983, agriculture shifted from a collective-based to a familybased system. Land was not privatized, however. Ownership remained "collective", with local officials, typically at the village level, exercising a major influence over the allocation of land and the way households could use land. The initial land allocations to families were typically based on household size, household labour supply, or both. The central government's policy was that these allocations were supposed to be for 15 years. In some villages, land use contracts have been respected; in other villages, however, local leaders have periodically redistributed land among households and have intervened throughout the reform period to determine how farmers are able to use the land. The initial reforms triggered an unprecedented acceleration of agricultural growth in China. From 1979 to 1984, the gross value of agricultural output increased in real terms at an annual rate of 7.6 per cent, and grain production rose by 4.9 per cent annually.' Empirical studies attribute a significant part of this increase to enhanced incentives, as farmers were able to keep the output and

Through the three city in Zhejiang Province a total of six rural villagers investigation, through various indicators objectively reflected at this stage of the rural residents participation intention and the impact of the new cooperative medical villagers decide whether participation factors. From many factors extracted from the personal economic status, psychological factors, the sense of participation, local hospital of new rural cooperative medical care system of credibility, propaganda, the new rural cooperative medical system and improve the level of six factors. Through multiple linear regression analysis on participation intention for quantitative analysis, explain each factor on participation intention is the influence and its size. The status quo in the new rural cooperative medical insurance people to understand the analysis, and to enhance the public participation will have important significance. To provide the reference for solving the problems in the process of participation and improve the participation willingness.

This manuscript explores the dynamic between religion and rural-urban linkages in northeastern Madagascar. I find that church leaders have coalesced around two competing narratives of ancestors. Catholic churches see some types of migrant linkages (e.g., burial in the rural family tomb and participation in rural ancestral rituals) as being in line with Christian beliefs, while Protestant churches see these same activities as morally questionable or potentially satanic. To some degree Protestant migrants exert agency in the face of these religious teachings, and do not view their religion as an impediment to maintaining rural connections. However, quantitative analysis of rural-urban linkage behavior over a twelve-month period shows that Protestants have weaker rural ties compared to Catholics, even for behaviors that are not the focus of religious prohibitions. I offer several explanations for this finding. Protestant migrants are less motivated to invest in all types of rural linkages due to family conflicts after conversion, uncertainty about burial in the rural family tomb, reduced opportunities to develop affective ties with kin, and economic motivations to reduce rural demands on their urban wages.

This report examines gender differences in the Mexican economy, with a focus on the labor market. It examines gender issues over the course of the life cycle, beginning with education and child labor, continuing with adult urban and rural labor force participation, and concluding with the situation of elderly Mexican men and women. While each chapter uses different data sources and analytical methodologies, the volume as a whole is guided by a gender perspective that examines the situations of both men and women as distinct groups and in relationship to one another. Drawing on national labor market statistics, specialized regional household surveys, and firm-level data, the chapters that comprise the volume are rich in detailed quantitative analysis, which is presented in relatively non-technical language. This report has its origins in the commissioning of a series of technical papers by the World Bank, in collaboration with several Mexican government agencies, including the Comision Nacional de la Mujer and the Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico. A number of additional studies resulted from the first national Workshop on Gender Analysis and Public Policies in April 1997.

This study aims to examine the role of digital games in educational pro-cesses from a media and communication perspective, with a specific focus on the Steam platform. The main premise of the research is that games func-tion not only as tools of entertainment but also as instruments that support learning and transform interpersonal interaction within new media environ-ments. Based on a sample of 150 games, the study investigates user evalua-tions, genres, tags, and interaction types of education-oriented games. Within the framework of a quantitative research design, descriptive statistics, inde-pendent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, chi-square independence test, and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted. The findings reveal no significant difference in user evaluations between games labeled as educatio-nal and those without such labels. However, partial differences were obser-ved among genres, with puzzle games receiving more positive feedback compared to simulation and strategy games. Regression analysis indicated that variables such as education label, game genre, interaction type, release year, and price had a limited effect in explaining the percentage of positive user reviews. These results suggest that the educational contribution of ga-mes cannot be evaluated through a single-dimensional measure, but rather requires a multi-faceted approach. The study highlights that digital games should be considered not only within formal educational settings but also in the context of informal learning, media literacy, and participatory culture. While supporting the growing academic interest in Turkey, the research also provides a fresh perspective on game-based learning approaches by integra-ting the international theoretical framework. In conclusion, digital games, when analyzed in connection with the discipline of media and communica-tion, carry significant potential for educational research.

This study explores the determinants affecting tourist satisfaction and behavioural intentions, specifically the intention to recommend and revisit, among Scandinavian tourists to Side, Manavgat, in Antalya by combining the bibliometric and quantitative analysis. Based on a sample of 289 participants, the study explores how destination features, including local transportation, cleanliness, cultural participation, hospitality, and accommodation quality influence traveller behaviour. The tourism industry is an important part of the global economy since it generates a lot of employment, funds, and opportunities for cultural interaction. The study analyses how the alignment between expectations and actual experiences impacts pleasure and subsequent loyalty intentions via the lens of Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory (EDT). Results demonstrate that while cultural connection is a strong predictor of both referral and revisit intentions, accommodation quality and hospitality greatly influence overall satisfaction. The research demonstrates significant differences between first-time and repeat visitors: first-time visitors demonstrate stronger behavioural intentions when satisfaction is high, but repeat visitors respond more to specific experiential factors. These findings carry practical implications for destination management and marketing, underlining the necessity for personalized strategies based on tourist type. The study also contributes theoretically by extending satisfaction and behavioural intention models within the Mediterranean tourism context.

Healthcare professionals' shortage, low job satisfaction, high levels of burnout, and excessive staff turnover are some of the challenges health systems face worldwide. In Switzerland, healthcare stakeholders have called to address the health workforce crisis and have pointed out the scarcity of data on the conditions of healthcare professionals (HCPs). Hence, the Swiss Cohort of Healthcare Professionals and Informal Caregivers (SCOHPICA) was developed to study the career trajectories, well-being, intention to stay in or leave the position/profession/health sector, and their determinants, of HCPs and informal caregivers, respectively. This paper describes the protocol for the HCPs cohort of SCOHPICA and discusses its implications. SCOHPICA is a prospective open cohort using an explanatory sequential mixed methods design. All types of HCPs working directly with patients and practicing in Switzerland are eligible, irrespective of their healthcare setting and employment status. Baseline and annual follow-up electronic surveys will take place once a year, featuring both core questions and modules developed according to information needs. While outcome variables are HCPs' trajectories, well-being, intention to stay in or leave the position/profession/health sector, independent variables include organizational, psychosocial, and psychological determinants, as well as occupational (professional) and sociodemographic factors. The qualitative phase will be organized every two years, inviting participants who agreed to take part in this phase. The findings from quantitative analyses, along with the issues raised by healthcare stakeholders in the field, will guide the topics investigated in the qualitative phase. Using innovative methodologies, SCOHPICA will gather nationwide and longitudinal data on HCPs practicing in Switzerland. These data could have numerous implications: promoting the development of research related to HCPs' well-being and retention intentions; supporting the development of policies to improve working conditions and career prospects; contributing to the evolution of training curricula for future or current healthcare professionals; aiding in the development of health systems capable of delivering quality care; and finally, providing the general public and stakeholders with free and open access to the study results through an online dashboard.

Abstract. Participatory learning plays a key role in people-centered heritage conservation by engaging communities and diverse audiences in knowledge co-creation and transmission. Emerging digital tools further expand access and enrich heritage education. While numerous case studies have explored these tools, existing research often isolates technological features from educational outcomes, lacking a comprehensive understanding of how tool types support participatory learning goals. This study analyzes 140 relevant publications retrieved from the Scopus database, using a four-dimensional framework encompassing Cultural Heritage, Education, Digital Tools, and Participation. Following data purification, a quantitative analysis is performed to systematically examine keyword evolution and the development of research focus over time, utilizing the visualization tool CiteSpace. The findings reveal the research interests within the digital tools in participatory learning in education process of cultural heritage sector over the past decade have been evolving along time, encompassing areas such as immersive technologies (VR/AR), gamified learning (serious games), applications in higher education, and socio-cultural engagement, while increasingly expanding towards AI-driven personalized learning, multimodal interaction, and big data analytics. Furthermore, by establishing an assessment framework, this study elucidates the distinct advantages and disadvantages of each digital tool in the educational process. The insights derived aim to provide practical guidance for researchers, policymakers, and educators on how to effectively integrate emerging technologies into participatory learning initiatives for cultural heritage conservation.

Through this intervention, we will talk about the participatory culture and its relation with the patient's interaction with the disease, the requirements of treatments for terminal renal deficiency. This is a field study through which we interviewed 240 wives whom receive a daily required hospitalization for hemodialysis therapy in Algiers and its suburbs. After quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data, we concluded that participatory thinking influences patients’ commitment to the requirements of the hemodialysis therapy

Social media tools are viewed as important sources for the tourism sector and different types of consumers and travellers. This article presents the role and the impact of YouTube, as the main video sharing solution in the online environment, for the development of what is called prosumer, the user which generates, circulates and consumes online knowledge and being part of the participatory culture. The goal of this research is to investigate the extent to which social media and YouTube in particular appear to be part of the spreadable media phenomenon, the capacity of the information to be shared among users. The study used a research design by selecting the first 100 video clips promoted by YouTube and addressing the theme of Bran Castle (also known as Dracula Castle) from Brasov, Transylvania region in Romania, uploaded by different categories of users. For the analysis of the results, this paper used elements of descriptive statistics from YouTube and methods of quantitative content analysis, regarding the YouTube video characteristics such as the frequencies of views, comments, appreciations (likes, dislikes), channel subscribers etc. This study shows that YouTube is considered to be important for the development of the tourist industry as it provides travellers with new practices for choosing their destination after viewing video materials.

PurposeBased on both quantitative and qualitative analyses, this study revisits public relations (PR) and marketing practitioners' perceptions of PR function and its relationship with marketing function in the digital context.Design/methodology/approachAn online survey targeting 234 PR and marketing practitioners was first conducted, followed by a total of 27 in-depth interviews with PR and marketing practitioners.FindingsResults from the two phases of analysis show that both PR and marketing practitioners perceive market functions as sales-oriented, whereas media relations is interpreted as more of a PR function. Content marketing and influencer marketing via digital communication channels help to enhance the convergence of PR and marketing functions. PR and marketing practitioners believe that PR and marketing functions are integrative, and they are willing to work flexibly for both functions within workplaces.Originality/valueThis study presents a continuum of PR and marketing functions in the digital era that illustrates the role of digital communication in the convergence of PR and marketing functions. The results help to advance the theoretical discussion on both the functional (excellent PR practices and relationship management) and critical (the social role of PR in the participatory culture) approaches of PR in the digital context. Managerial implications are also discussed in addition to the theoretical contributions.

Background: The emergence of a participatory culture, brought about mainly by the use of Web2.0 technology, is challenging us to reconsider aspects of teaching and learning. Adapting the learning-as-digital-game-building approach, this paper explores how new educational practices can help students build skills for the 21st century. Purpose: This paper examines elementary students' learning experiences through digital game building and playing. The following research questions guided the study: (1) What emotions do students experience during the process of building digital games for others to use?; (2) What traits do students display when they learn through digital game-building?; and (3) What do students learn from the digital game-building experience? Sample: The participants were 21 elementary students (19 boys and two girls), aged between seven and 11, who were on a summer camp at a university in Canada. Design and methods: This small-scale study made use of enactivism (Li, Clark, and Winchester, Instructional design and technology grounded in enactivism: A paradigm shift?, British Journal of Educational Technology 41, no. 3: 403–419, 2010), a new theoretical framework, as a basis for analysing the students' experiences and responses as they created computer games to teach others the concept of Issac Newton's Three Laws of Motion. Quantitative and qualitative data collected included student and parent surveys, teacher and student interviews, field observations and the digital games created by the students. Data were subjected to quantitative and thematic analyses. Results: The results indicated that only a small minority of students reported never feeling the positive emotions excited/happy or smart/proud during the process of building digital games. In addition, analysis suggested that creativity, engagement and new identity were the three salient traits displayed by the students when learning by digital game-building. There was also evidence that students increased their understanding of the subject matter in question (mathematics, science and technology) and enhanced their general problem-solving abilities through the process. Conclusions: This small-scale study suggests that student engagement in the game-building experience can enhance not just the learning of the game design process but also subject matter and generic skills. Thus, the learning-as-building approach can empower students to ‘take over the technology’ and become creators rather than passive consumers.

This special issue of the Journal of Personnel Psychology concerns a relatively new and empirically unexplored terrain of leadership, that is, ethical leadership. Contemporary organizations express a strong need for leaders who behave in an ethicalmanner and encourage employees to adopt this behavior in their daily work. It is surprising to see that, despite this urgent call, ethical transgressions are very much commonplace, as such emphasizing the need to increase our insight into the workings of ethical leadership. In this issue, we bring together research on the antecedents, processes, and consequences of ethical as well as unethical leadership and, to start off with, we describe the emerging field of ethical leadership and identify future directions in this introductory editorial.

This study adopts a sociological perspective to examine the disparities in exercise and health participation among different social classes and the underlying mechanisms involved. The aim is to reveal how structural social factors influence individual health behaviors in exercise, providing a theoretical basis for the equalization of public fitness services. The research employs a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative and qualitative analyses. Firstly, utilizing data from the China General Social Survey (CGSS), key dimensions of social class—economic capital (income level), cultural capital (educational attainment), and social capital (network size)—are identified. A multiple regression model analyzes differences in participation frequency, type, and intensity among various social strata. Additionally, in-depth interviews with different occupational groups are conducted, applying Bourdieu’s theories of capital and field to uncover the structural causes and action logics behind class disparities. The findings indicate that social class significantly affects participation in exercise and health, with higher-class groups demonstrating superior frequency, professional sport choices, and long-term health management awareness compared to lower-class groups. Economic capital dictates the accessibility of health resources, cultural capital shapes participation preferences and value perceptions, while social capital provides supportive networks. Institutional factors, such as the spatial distribution of public sports facilities and the provision of health services in occupational benefits, further exacerbate participation gaps among classes. The conclusion reveals that disparities in exercise and health participation are fundamentally the result of unequal social resource allocation and class-based cultural practices. It suggests that policies aimed at optimizing public service equalization and fostering an inclusive health culture are essential to reduce health participation disparities and promote equitable implementation of the Healthy China strategy.

Objective: For people with aphasia (PWA) and their significant others, narratives are intricately intertwined with quality of life, culture, and social participation. This paper reports stories told by bilingual people with aphasia (bPWA), describing the events or consequences of a stroke on their lives. Patients and Methods: Six participants with chronic mild-moderate anomia (mean age 70 years) spontaneously produced a narrative recounting their personal experience of stroke in their native language (Greek) and in their second language (English). All bPWA had learned English in early adulthood upon migration from Greece to Australia, not through formal teaching but on the job (e.g., in the factory). The bPWA had lived in Australia for 46 years (average) and were less than 4 years post-stroke. Results: Narratives in the two languages underwent quantitative (number of propositions, noun/verb tokens) and qualitative analyses (ratings of coherence, ratings of clarity). Most bPWA produced coherent “tellable” stories despite disruptions in language because of aphasia. Overall, stories were better told (length, complexity of content, temporal-causal sequencing, reference) in Greek – their native language. Conclusion: The results have implications for policy-makers providing health and welfare services to ageing immigrant populations. The findings are also relevant to other countries that have large immigrant populations of stroke survivors.